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Oil Spill Cancer Cases on the Rise

If you worked on oil spill clean up or lived in the affected zones and have cancer, there has been a dramatic spike in a variety of cancers. There has also been a dramatic rise with people who have neurological issues.

We also have seen cancer clusters popping up, there is no doubt that Corexit causes cancer, they should have never used it.

We have talked to, and have gotten inquiries from over 100,000 people and businesses through the years since we started our Crusade, we know what attorneys and processors do their jobs and which ones don`t.

We have never heard one complaint about this attorney, and that`s saying a lot. He has personally gone to great lengths to create a new class for the medical settlement, that is now in play. That new class has helped 1,000`s, many were not even his clients.

They are one of the few firms that have put People before Profits. A noted Sarasota Psychiatrist is one of them.

At this time we have decided team up with Mr. Downs and his staff, to help us help you. With time running down for the economic claims, and the intricasies of medical claims, and the new science that surrounds the impending litigation, we think it`s time to talk to Attorneys that have the passion and the Knowledge to help you achieve the Justice you and your family deserve.

You can reach his Team at 1-800-272-5246.

If you feel your attorney is not representing your best interests it`s easy to change with an AR1 form.

We have grown very concerned as we have heard from many people who seemed to have been dropped by their attorneys or proccessors without any notification, check your status, the Deepwater site has a place to do it. You will need your claim number and the last 4 of your ein or social securisty number.

If you don`t have your claim number call Deepwater directly, leave a message, they will get back to you. Their number is 1-800-353-1262.

If your claim was dropped or denied in the last 90 days, we still maybe able to help you.

In the near future you will be hearing from us, as we will ask you to help us rate your attorneys or proccessors, we will be publishing your comments, if you wish to let us know in the meantime, drop us an email to Help@BPClaims.org we look forward to hearing from you.

As our organization has grown, it is our aim to get you to the Best Attorneys or Proccessors for whatever type of claims you may have. Your input is critical, and it will help others.

The HESI settlement is the final settlement for the BP oil spill in 2010. This settlement is for fisherman, and for individuals that worked on the water, as well as banks, insurance companies, and all other industries excluded from the BP Deep Horizon and other BP settlements. Please read the following information explaining the HESI settlement.

Lawyers fees capped at 25% like DHECC claims
They are using a Neutrals Model – the Allocation Neutral in this instance is Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Wilkinson Jr.The judge said he doesn’t expect many claim forms as the vast majority of Claimants had to have been awarded damages under DHECC to be eligible for punitive damages under HESI/TO.

If they didn’t file and get some kind of award under DHECC, they are not eligible to file a claim under this settlement unless they were one of the excluded categories under DHECC (e.g., insurance, real estate development, gaming, banks, defense, gas and oil but ONLY if they have oiled property or are a commercial fisherman) or they properly exercised their rights to Opt Out. Also, the Court record showed that each “frivolous” claim filed (by ineligible Claimants) does nothing but drive up administrative costs and reduces the overall pool of funds for the eligible claimants. This was highly discouraged in both documents.
One additional fisherman has also been added to this class that were not previously allowed in DHECC –

!!!Deadline for claims is Dec 15, 2016!!!

HESI claims will not be touched until after DHECC is closed out – no advance or interim payments are allowed
If denied under DHECC – will not be included in HESI
If early pay out and signed release and covenant not to sue – will not be included in HESI

If Opt Out and signed signed a release and covenant not to sue (Quick Pay) – they will not be included in HESI

No bodily injury or BP shareholder claims are allowed in HESI
They will not issue Notices for Incompleteness – whats in the DHECC file now is all that will be included

They will issue a determination letter (not an Eligibility Notice) and then straight to appeal if Claimant rejects offer

I have to tell you this election reminds me of the oil spill. They make you shift focus through media, to hide the true disaster of whats right in front of our face.

As I thought, the Trump numbers would be much better then we had been told by the media. Does this remind anyone of flow rates on the bottom of the Gulf.

Donald Trump Leads Hilary Clinton by almost 3-1 in The BPClaims.org poll.

Just Under 10,000 people received an email almost 700 responded. Those are fantastic results.

It covers a wide spectrum of ethnicity and incomes, it was a solid sample set.

But the numbers we hear are much different, and they definitely remind me of an Oil Spill when Barak Obama was our President, and Hillary Clinton voted for the Gulf of Mexico Energy Bill “after the bill passed,” BP obtained the fateful permit to drill that resulted in the deadly and costly tragedy.

BPClaims.org Presidential Poll

Since we decided along time ago, basically day 1, this was not just going to be about the money for us, we decided it was time to tackle some other issues.

This is just the beginning.

So it was time to go in some new directions, and what could be more timely then these Presidential Elections.

Lets face it Obama did not do a stellar job of how he handled the oil spill, and many people still blame Hillary for a number of fatal flaws whether National or International in scope. With Wikileaks getting drowned out by locker room talk, we really need to reevaluate a few things.

But the Biggest Issue I have seen and heard about from others is the lack of impartiality from the Media outlets. We live in a FREE country, but that comes with consequences, and when big companies feel threatened, they put their advertising dollars in action, and support the news outlets that support their candidates.

For instance CNN has been nicknamed the Clinton News Network.

Is this really the America we want, and would campaign caps really help.

Now I am not saying I am pro Trump, but I am pro fairness, and after what I have seen with the outcomes for many regarding the BP Oil Spill, things need to be fixed, but that`s for another Blog.

I thought that we had a pretty good sample set as the victims of the oil spill has everyone from clean up workers to business owners, and those in between.

Who you voted for

The Clear winner was Donald Trump, now is that what the media wants you to believe?

If you are experiencing Incomplete Notices regarding your BP Claims, don`t worry. Traditionally there are a multiple ways to cure them. If you have a business claim it can be quite intricate, Individual claims are usually more cut and dry.

Incomplete notices for Business claims can be greatly impacted by rule 495. If answered incorrectly 495 can tank a business claim.

We have members of our network that specialize in curing BP Business Claims, it`s all they do.

Since the deadline to file BP Claims, there are no second shots, it`s vital to take Deep Water Notices seriously, and to answer them on time.

We are seeing that many of the largest BP Business Claims have been saved to the end. Two Thirds of the Business Economic Claims have been paid or denied, while the larger and more complex claims are now being processed.

One of the members of our Network has over 15 offices throughout the affected area, and is with out a doubt the preeminent BP Business Claims Experts. We have even helped one of the best Sarasota Small Private Schools.

I have personally seen calculations for multi facility locations that were calculated by them off by less then $100.00, and the eligibility notice was over 4 million dollars.

If you feel you could use their assistance, whether your business claim that is large or small, please fill out the form to the right.

It is very important to fill out the form as it allows us to shoot it to the best member of our Network that best suits your needs.

We Can Help You and this is How

We have had many calls requesting that we assist them in checking their bp claims status. Many of you have had issues trying to reach DeepWater or their Attorneys or Processors directly.

Please understand that we are unable to check claim status unless you are a client of one of the Attorneys or Processors we work with.

By no means are we soliciting other Firms Clients, but the fact is people need to know they have options.

If you are interested in signing up with one of our network attorneys, please download the engagement documents and the AR1 below, complete and sign and return to us by email to melody@bpclaims.org or fax them to 941-951-6738.

If at anytime you wish to disengage with members of our Network you can, with no financial obligation.

After you download them, you should have three documents. You will find them at the bottom of this post.

1. Retainer Agreement

2. Statement of Client’s Rights

3. AR1 or Change of Representation Form from the Deepwater Settlement Program. When you complete the AR1, please complete Sections A, B and E if you want to change from your current attorney, and Sections A, D and E if you are currently representing yourself and you want to be represented by our attorney.

If you feel you need to change your Representation you can with the AR1 Form.

While you have completed and submitted these to us, please remember that this does NOT create an attorney-client relationship until the attorney reviews and signs these documents.

Fees As Low as 10%

Please note that this is a sliding scale contract. What this means is the % of your recovery, if any, will depend on the amount of work that needs to be done.

The fee % charge could be as low as 10%; if you still have work that needs to be done or notices that must be responded to, the fee % charge could be as high as 20%.

There is no way for us to know until you are signed up, and we can actually view your documents in the DHECC portal.

Even if you have received an FWA or HUB Investigation Notice, we can still take your claim. If you know you have provided honest and complete documentation to the Claims Administrator, then members of our Network are open to taking your case.

Our Network Attorneys and seasoned accountants, claims managers, and support staff can help shepherd your claim to the end.

We’ve been in this since the beginning, and we’ve had great success at getting people paid, because we know what the Claims Administrator requires when responding to Notices or other inquiries.

If you are tired of not having answers to your questions, this is your chance to have a responsive Team on your side.

We do what it takes to keep communication open with Clients and Reviewers, our team works extremely well together to fight for our clients rights.

BP Claims Forms To Download Below

All Economic Claims need to be in June 8th

And they need to be documented.

The phone number for the Deep Water Horizon Settlement is 1-866-992-6174.

The New BP Claims word is REFILE

Has your your claim taken far longer then other people you know? Has an attorney or processor told you that they had to refile your claim, many don`t. As I am writing this I have just received several calls from claimants who after checking their claim status themselves, realized their claims were refiled without their knowledge.

To check your claim click here, you will need your claimant ID and the last four digits of your ein or social security number.

Why did this happen, usually because processors/attorneys did not respond in a timely manner to incomplete notices for your claims. For many BP Claims Processors, processing came to a halt by some, when BP stopped paying claims, the issue here is Deep Water never stopped processing the claims. So if your claim was filed several years ago, you may want to check for yourself, which we highly encourage. Many Processors quite frankly were starved out by BP`s intentional shutdown of payments.

What essentially happens is, your claims if they were refiled send you to the back of the line. If your processors/attorneys/cpa`s were not forthright enough to tell you that your claim has languished for so long by Claims Processors shutting down their processing due to a lack of financial resources, shame on them, but your not stuck with them. Also please keep in mind this is by no means a fast process, and many BP Claims have just simply languished.

So as we have stated before, you can check your claims status here and if you feel the need, you can use an AR1 form to move your claim somewhere else, heck you can even move it to yourself.

You are NOT STUCK with your Claims Preparation Group.

If you are a Claims Preparation Group and that includes Attorneys, that needs help processing your claims call us, we will help you if we can.

We have a large network of very well funded Attorneys and other Processors that can assist you. I know BP starved many processsors out, and as far as I can tell some claims processors are still not seeing many claims paid.

On the other hand I am happy to say through our network and our own internal processing we have seen almost 10 million dollars in paid BP claims in the last coupe of months.

We are seeing lots of appeals, pretty much anything over 250k is getting appealed, but we are seeing them won. It usually tacks on another 3 months to process.

BP Claims News

New Home Builders BP Claims are seeing Better then expected returns, it was thought that 495 was going to impact these claims in a very negative manner but that has not been the case. Home Builders are walking away from the BP Claims process with some staggering amounts.

Deep Water on the processing side, has begun to have lots of issues with processing. We have seen this before around other deadlines, it is no surprise.

Here are some notes from Melody Scott about recent incidents regarding the processing of the claims we handle internally.

This is one of our very recent Internal memos.

Now advising that claims should be filed immediately and warning that the Deep Water system may overload or crash starting next week and this will not be an acceptable excuse for not being able to file a claim in a timely manner.

Now advising that their system resources are strained and upload times are greatly increased. Large documents must be broken up into smaller documents or they will not load.

Now advising that courier services will be rejected on June 8th – no personal deliveries are permitted either, only a registered carrier (USPS, FEDEX, UPS, DHL) can deliver claims to the New Orleans, Gravier Street office. No claims will be accepted at any of the satellite offices in any of the four states.

Advising that all extensions have to be either requested by or approved by the Attorney of record.

BP Claims once forgotten are coming back to the table

We have been preaching this from the rooftops for a few posts now, there are many claims that NEVER entered the Deep Water Horizon Settlement from the GCCF. If you recall there were almost a million claims in the GCCF when it transitioned over to the Deep Water Horzion Settlement. When that occurred many people and business`s lost track of the necessary paperwork to transition their claim over, at the same time many never thought they had to do anything at all, and the claim would just naturally progress over there. They didn`t, and in our estimation we think that number is in the 100,000`s.

So over the last week we have been calling people that came in through our websites in 2010 and 2011, and what we are finding is that many people think they are filed but only have the old GCCF claim numbers and you got it, never transitioned over to the Deep Water Horizon Settlement.

Many had Attorneys and Processors that they never heard from again. I have heard one processor that dropped over 900 individual claims, when the transition over to Deep Water occurred.

BP`s playbook from day one has been Delay, Deny, and Defend, throw in a touch of greed and personal agendas by certain processors and attorneys, and the BP Claims process becomes even more muddled.

If you had a claim during the GCCF era and DID NOT take a Quick Pay, or a final offer, your paperwork is still in their database and very easy to revive, but time is clearly running out.

After all of the Damage BP has caused to Families and Businesses along our coast, I urge people to call the Deep Water Horizon Settlement Directly at 1-866-992-6174 and file if you can, or enlist the services of a Processor or Attorney. Have your financials in order and that includes your taxes and monthly pnl`s file your claim yourself if necessary, and preserve your rights, you can always move your claim over to an Attorney or a processor after the June 8th date.

If you need assistance we will be happy to do what we can. We have processors in our Network that handle Individual and Business Claims. We will be processing claims until the deadline, but you need to have your financials in order.

Just call 1-800-272-5246 or 1-800-BP-CLAIM, we are not related to the Deep Water Horizon Settlement, and we only process business claims at this point.

If all or a good part of your paperwork is in the portal, filing or moving a claim is easier then you think. It all depends upon the quality of the data you have given them.

Since 495 has come into play it is actually very advantageous to have the original data that many of you provided to the GCCF or early Deep Water Horizon Settlement. If your financial data is held in accounting software such as Quicken or Quick Books and has been since 2009 or before, or you have an in house bookkeeper or the same CPA, you may be able to get your information in on time, but NOW is the time.

On a personal note I would like to welcome Melody Scott to our Team. She worked at the Command Center during the spill and has been active working with BP Claimants for several years. She has assisted us in getting claims paid that many would have given up on. She has helped the claimants that we work with the last several months and her results have been outstanding. Her para legal experience, and outstanding overall knowledge of this event have made her invaluable to us and our clients.

DeepWater Horizon Information

DeepWater Horizon Settlement Phone Number…

The Deadline to file for the economic settlement is June 8, 2015

1-866-992-6174

Medical Settlement Deadline

If you feel you are entitled to a BP Medical Claim you must have your Proof of Claim Forms in by February 12, 2015. This is for medical claimants that are seeking compensation for a Specified Physical Condition or participation in the Periodic Medical Consultation Program.

Medical Settlement Hotline 1-877-545-5111

BP Appeals

There are a variety of Appeals occurring because of new rules that were adopted, if your BP Claim is substantially smaller then what was calculated or if BP appeals your claim, please fill out the form to the right and we may be able to help you.

BP Business Claims Information and Denied BP Claims

If you were previously denied by the GCCF and you can show a dip in revenue in 2010, you may qualify if your business was or is in the affected area.

Even if you were denied under the DeepWater Horizon Settlement, the adoption of rule 495 may mean your company is now eligible.

We have experts who can assist you in the evaluation and preparation of your BP Claims.

BPClaims.org is proud to release the first and only Oil Spill NAICS Code Lookup. Our form, found here, allows the user to search by NAICS Code or Description and reports back whether or not they have been excluded from the Deepwater Horizon Settlement Fund. If you have questions about your NAICS code or need help, please feel free to call us at 1-800-BPCLAIM. We look forward to helping you file your business claim.

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